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Ethical and Global Concerns

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Elizabeth A. Reddy, Colorado School of Mines; Stephen Campbell Rea, Colorado School of Mines; Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

with ethics as of 2019 (requiring students todevelop “an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situationsand make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions inglobal, economic, environmental, and societal contexts”) [1], ethical implications remain ayardstick by which technologies, the processes of their design, and the implications of their useare constantly measured. As important as it is, incorporating ethics training into engineeringcoursework is still very much in development [2]. Recent work on ethics education hasdemonstrated the benefits of teaching what Herkert terms “macroethics,” that is, in relation tobroader social priorities and values, in contrast to

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New Areas of Ethical Inquiry

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Karen C. Davis, Miami University

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Engineering Ethics

Education in 2016. Dr. Davis received a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Loyola University, New Orleans in 1985 and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette in 1987 and 1990, respectively. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Ethics in Data Science EducationAbstractThere is a growing recognition of the importance of ethics education in data science programs.Recent news stories about data breaches and algorithmic biases indicate that big data projectsraise ethical concerns with the potential to inflict harm on a wide societal or global scale. In thispaper, we address three main research questions: (1) what curricular

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Reimagining Engineering Ethics

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Grant A. Fore, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Justin L. Hess, Purdue University; Andrew Katz, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

, experimentation, and iteration. This paper argues that 1) being attentive isrequired to achieve awareness of a given need or problem, 2) taking responsibility is a necessarypractice for making and acting on one’s judgements related to the need at hand, 3) competence ina relevant skill is needed to experiment with one’s judgements, and 4) careful consideration ofhow others respond to how one has addressed a need is essential for the purposes of iteration.While all four contribute to the notion of engineering in ethics, the relationship betweencompetence and experimentation is where engineering is most evidently seized as an ethicalexpression. How one competently wields engineering knowledge and skillfully performsdisciplinary techniques is, here, foremost

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New Areas of Ethical Inquiry

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Kenneth Stafford Sands II, Florida Gulf Coast University; Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Min Jae Suh, Sam Houston State University; Christine Marie Fiori, Drexel University

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Engineering Ethics

aregaps in current academic literature that does not highlight the use of various pedagogicalapproaches or content unique to construction ethics instruction.IntroductionEthics refers to the code of principles by which a group of people lives. It is the good and bad orright and wrong of behavior that is socially acceptable to a particular group [1],[2],[3],[4],[5],[6]and the construction industry as a group has been infamous with regard to ethical conduct.Unethical conduct in the construction industry is indiscriminate of global region or stakeholder.The global construction industry has been recognized as the most corrupt of any internationalbusiness sector [5],[7],[8],[9].Research suggests that there are various issues specifically related to the

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2-Year College Division: Collaboration Between Institutions

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Cynthia Howard-Reed, Pennsylvania State University; Jennifer X Wu, Pennsylvania State University; Erin A Hostetler, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

whotransfer to finish their degrees or finish at their original campus. To confirm this positivecorrelation, a longitudinal statistical study was conducted to examine the retention rate of thestudents who participated in the MC REU program with that of other regional campus students.Results from this study have the potential to confirm a multi-campus undergraduate researchexperience as a viable strategy to improve retention of students participating in the 2 + 2 pathwayto an engineering degree.IntroductionThe significant attrition rate (~ 50 %) for engineering students is well documented [1, 2]. Othershave found the attrition rate to be similar or even higher for students who transfer universities tofinish their degrees [3, 4, 5]. Some attribute the

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Chemical Engineering in the Sophomore Year

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Matheus Oliveira Cassol, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Jonathan Verrett P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Chemical Engineering

describe the curricular context which led to the creation of a second-yearintroduction to chemical engineering design course. Then it will describe a technique used toevaluate concepts students deem most important in chemical and biological engineering usingconcept mapping and present results from this technique.In recent years engineering curricula have had a renewed focus on engineering design [1]. Thereare a variety of definition of engineering design and the authors prescribe to the EngineersCanada definition outlined by the Engineers Canada graduate attributes. That is: “An ability todesign solutions for complex, open-ended engineering problems and to design systems,components or processes that meet specified needs with appropriate attention

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Capstone Pedgagogy

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Nicholas A Baine P.E., Grand Valley State University; Karl Brakora, Grand Valley State University; Christopher P. Pung P.E., Grand Valley State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

, design processes and student teams. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Evaluating ABET Student Outcome (5) in a Multidisciplinary Capstone Project SequenceAbstractABET has published a revised list of student outcomes detailed under ABET General Criterion 3,which replaces outcomes (a) through (k) with outcomes (1) through (7). The revised studentoutcomes place greater emphasis on measuring students’ ability to consider a wide range of factorsin engineering situations and to address problems in multidisciplinary teams. The wide scope ofoutcome (5) presents unique challenges. This paper describes an assessment method for ABETstudent outcome (5), which assesses

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STEM Issues in ET

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Matthew Turner, Purdue University, New Albany; Rustin Webster, Purdue University, New Albany

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

knowledge base to formtables of subject, action, and application keywords. These tables provide an empirical databasethat will enable future evaluation of collected student definitions for accuracy. By betterunderstanding student understanding of TMs, the authors hope to provide a resource by whichthe educational community can improve their messaging and better communicate the role andvalue of technology degrees to stakeholders (i.e. students, parents, industry, etc.).I. IntroductionMuch of the research into student motivation relating to choice in science, engineering,technology, and math (STEM) majors share an underlying assumption: selection is largely basedon a correct conceptual understanding of the major [1]. However, little to no evidence

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 15

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Duncan Davis, Northeastern University; Matthew Burns; John Sangster P.E., Northeastern University; Constantine Mukasa, Northeastern University; Brian Patrick O'Connell, Northeastern University; Elizabeth Quinn, Northeastern University; Alice Smith; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

cutting, computer-aided design (CAD), and innovative project design throughthe lens of sustainability, robotics, manufacturing, and product design. Students are also exposedto discipline-specific engineering design work, field trips to industrial partners, and expert panelsthat showcase various engineering fields.Using student surveys and testimonials, we gathered voluntary feedback from the participantswilling to discuss their experience in the program. The engineering program compares favorablyto other similar programs in the university and received high marks from students in thefollowing categories:1) Enjoyment and recommendation of this program to other students2) Likelihood to apply to Northeastern University3) The academic

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 3

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Caleb James O'Malley, University of Florida; Ashish Aggarwal, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

a two-credit course, out of which 29were also enrolled in a one-credit programming lab course. We find that overall lab enrollment isa factor affecting student performance. However, students with little to no prior programmingexperience benefit significantly more from the lab, compared to students with substantialprogramming experience. This effect is further found to be concentrated towards the first half ofthe course, implying a greater importance of the lab in the first few weeks of the course. Theseresults will help guide instructors in tailoring the course design to meet the needs of studentswith varying prior programming experiences.1. BackgroundIntroductory programming courses have a reputation for being difficult and continue

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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David Wesley Martin, Central Washington University

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

showed that the students as a group became more collaborative in their conflict management styles between their junior and senior years.IntroductionMarket forces within the construction industry are demanding more collaborative environments.Construction Management at Risk, Design/Build, Lean Construction, and Integrated ProjectDelivery (IPD), now account for most of all construction contracts.1 In particular, IPD requires asignificant level of collaboration to succeed. However, these increasingly collaborative projectdelivery systems do not ensure collaboration. For example, Lean Construction proponentsfrequently employ the principles of IPD and have positively impacted the construction industry,but success does not occur on every

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

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Joan B Schuman, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Education, 2020 Evaluating the Impact of Training on Increasing Cross-Culture CompetencyIntroduction:Technological, political and economic changes worldwide have driven an increase inglobalization [1] and many industries that operate globally need to hire engineers that will besuccessful in that arena. Assigning the most technically competent engineer to a project withoutconsidering their global competency can be very costly for organizations. If these engineers fail,wasted travel and living expenses, lost contracts, and personal costs could be significant [2].Therefore, many employers state that cross-cultural competency is important for career developand actively recruit that skill set [3].For some time now, industry and academia have tried to

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Perspectives and Evaluation of Engineering Design Education

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Jennifer Lyn Benning, Virginia Tech; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

-integrated curricular structure. The studies presented in this report includeassessment of the EPICS programs at two universities, Purdue University and the South DakotaSchool of Mines and Technology (SD Mines). The assessments evaluate 1) the impacts oncritical thinking skills as measured by the Critical Thinking Assessment Test (CAT); 2) theimpacts on intercultural competence as measured by the Intercultural Development Inventory(IDI); and 3) the impacts on student perceptions and attitudes as measured by focus groups. Toexamine the impact, the results of students who are enrolled in the EPICS courses werecompared to matched samples of students in other courses to determine whether the results canbe attributed to service learning. The intent of

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WIP-ing Up Faculty Development!

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Haroon Malik, Marshall University; Wael A. Zatar, Marshall University

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Faculty Development Division

the perception of the quality of service receivedby the customer has become a norm. This includes organizations providing education. Instrumentsused in educational establishments solicit student data of two types: (1) on a predefined rubric,aspects of quality, where the respondents mark-off their perception on a predefined, Likert-likescale. (2) the respondents write their very own views on concepts of quality, and the scale used forthe assertion. This is wholly unstructured data. While the first type provides a baseline, whichfacilitates comparisons, the second set provides the only true measure of the quality of service asperceived by that receiver and delivered by that provider. The authors believe that the portion ofdata bereft of scale

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 2

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Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, San Jose State University; Sadaqatali Hussainali Mirza, San Jose State University; Chitra R. Nayak, Tuskegee University; Maria Calhoun, Tuskegee University

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Engineering Design Graphics

communicate ideasand to store information for future use. The area that deals with two-dimensional pictorialrepresentations and communication of information is called “graphics” [1]. The area of graphicshave been evolved from very crude hand sketches to the currently used formal engineeringdrawings [2]. For engineers, the graphics language using lines and symbols to representinformation has been proved to be more effective than verbal communication [3]. According toBertoline, Wiebe, Miller, and Mohler [4], 92% of the communication in engineering is based ongraphics whereas the remaining 8% is shared by verbal and mathematical communication. Thispopularity itself calls for the inclusion of a well-developed graphics curriculum in ourengineering schools

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Rachel D. Mosier, Oklahoma State University; Sandeep Langar, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering

praised by students and department for his outstanding teaching and research excellence. To supplement his teaching and research, he has been involved in numerous professional societies, including ASCE, ACI, ASEE, ASC, ATMAE and TRB. His research output has been well disseminated as he has published thirty journal papers and thirty-nine conference papers. His research interests are 1) Creating Innovative Sustainable Materials, 2) Structural BIM Integration, 3) 4D/5D BIM, 4) Virtual Testing Lab, 5) Innovative Construction Demolition, and 6) Carbon Footprint Analysis on Roadways.Dr. Rachel D. Mosier, Oklahoma State University Dr. Rachel Mosier is an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University and is licensed as a

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 15

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Meg E. West, Ohio State University; J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Patrick James Herak, Ohio State University; Bruce Wellman, Olathe Engineering Academy at Northwest High School; Todd France, Ohio Northern University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

paperpresents the successes and challenges of an engineering professional development program forteachers focused around the use of engineering problem-framing design activities in high schoolscience classrooms. These activities were designed to incorporate the cross-cutting ideaspublished in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and draw on best practices forinstructional design of problem-framing activities from research on design and model-elicitingactivities (MEAs). The professional development (PD) was designed to include the followingresearched-based effective PD key elements: (1) is content focused, (2) incorporates activelearning, (3) supports collaboration, (4) uses models of effective practice, (5) provides coachingand expert support

Conference Session

New Directions for ET

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Michael Shenoda, State University of New York

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

should be addressed by OER use in Construction ManagementTechnology. These include: (1) meeting required student learning outcomes, (2) improvingstudent attitudes regarding educational access, and (3) fostering adaptation of the material toenhance student learning and provide current information. Having previously established aframework for evaluating the effectiveness of implementing OER in a Construction ManagementTechnology course, the current work reports on the performance of OER use in an estimatingcourse. Two sections of the course being offered in the Fall 2019 semester are evaluated hereinbased on cost of materials and achievement of the three goals outlined. These are compared to anon-OER section of the course also being offered in

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University; Mohammadsoroush Tafazzoli, Washington State University

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Diversity

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

, Mohammadsoroush Tafazzoli2 1 Mississippi State University, 2 Washington State UniversityAbstract This paper concisely reports on the design and organization of a summer camp in the construction area and explores the impacts of such activities on getting high school students’ awareness of the benefits of a construction career. Summer camps provide a pathway for examining youth development in specific areas. Camps represent environments where participants can develop their technical knowledge, social skills, and emotional intelligence through a series of theoretical and practical activities that are fun, engaging, interesting

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 4 - Innovating Engineering Education through Industry and Community Partnerships, Maker Spaces, Competitions, Research Initiatives, and Experiential Education

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Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

) program during the summers of 2018 and 2019.This paper presents the results of this program for the second year of operations (in 2019) andcompares them to the results from the prior year. It provides an overview of the program and thechanges made between the two years. It also discusses the different research topics that studentsworked on during both years of program participation. The benefits that students sought andattained are also reviewed.1. IntroductionThis evidence-based paper presents an assessment of the second year of a REU program at theNorth Dakota State University (NDSU). The NDSU Department of Computer Science hashosted two years of a National Science Foundation-funded research experience forundergraduates (REU) program. The

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

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Glen Hordemann, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Sharon Lynn Chu, University of Florida; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Francis Quek, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Osazuwa John Okundaye Jr, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

, MentorCorps, CyberlearningIntroductionSTEM employment grew 24.4% over the last decade, compared to a 4% growth in otheroccupations. STEM workers earn 29% more than non-STEM workers. 1 This trend holds despiteeducational level. As the market for STEM employees grows, today’s students need to beprepared for the future job market in order to succeed at the high-paying STEM jobs.American schools are one of the critical places where students might learn these skills, but in thecases of electronics, 3D design, programming, and similar Making technologies, many studentsand schools lack access to technologically oriented teachers, mentors, and role-models. Only 47%of science teachers have a science or engineering degree 2 . It is not a simple matter to

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Innovative Development for Various Faculty Lines

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Jes Barron, U.S. Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, U.S. Military Academy; Kathryn K Pegues, United States Military Academy; Thomas Bazemore

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Environmental Engineering, Faculty Development Division

junior civilian (defined as instructors or assistantprofessors) and rotating military faculty. Areas queried included developmental approaches andbest practices, developmental areas (e.g., research, teaching), and defined developmentaloutcomes. This study subsets responses from two departments, Civil & Mechanical Engineeringand Geography & Environmental Engineering, providing a focused examination of facultydevelopment methods applicable and beneficial to civil and environmental engineering programsthat have adjunct and/or non-tenure track faculty. Response rates were similar for eachdepartment (24% and 34%). The study identified three major findings that are generallyapplicable to all universities: (1) institutions can benefit from

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Feeling the Heat - Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

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Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

thermodynamics problem requiring transfer of mathematicalconcepts before having their prior knowledge activated with a relevant prompt. The students thenattempted to solve the initial problem with the hypothesis that provision of the prompt wouldimprove their ability to transfer the required mathematical skills and solve the problem. Thestudents were not given guidance from the instructor during the activity and worked individuallythrough the problems. As an incentive to complete this activity and to allow creativity, studentswere awarded credit for completing the assignment independent of their actual score on the threeproblems involved. Figure 1: Thermodynamics (boundary work) problem statementThe thermodynamics problem chosen as

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Graduate Education Expectations, Preparation, and Pathways

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Kanembe Shanachilubwa, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

considering recent calls by the National Academies highlighting issuesof well-being, lack of mentorship, and under preparation for today’s careers [1]. While thisrecent report showcases the issue, graduate attrition problems have been documented inliterature for decades: In 2008, the Council for Graduate Schools reported one of the onlyquantitative studies to date tracking attrition and persistence, noting that graduate attrition inengineering is remarkably high: between 24%-36% for men and women in engineering,respectively [2]. More recently, in 2015, Sowell, Allum, and Okahana [3] reported datadisaggregated for graduate engineering men and women of color, noting alarming statisticsfor most traditionally underrepresented groups, and that for African

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Understanding Student Behavior and Experiences

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Jack Elliott, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Joel Ellsworth, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods

BackgroundThe purpose of this research was to identify and compare student peer interactions and use ofcourse resources to student academic performance within the context of a large, face-to-face (f2f)engineering course. Today more than ever before, engineering instructors are able to providestudents access to a variety of course specific resources, ranging from traditional, printed text-based information, to web-based activities which support students’ individual processes oflearning [1]. Moreover, in keeping with the theoretical foundations of social learning [2, 3],engineering instructors may often encourage students to “work in groups” to prepare assignmentsand learn technical course content through group-based problem solving. Along with

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 2

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Nicole Alexandra Batrouny, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Chelsea Joy Andrews, Tufts University; Tejaswini S. Dalvi, University of Massachusetts, Boston

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Pre-College Engineering Education

understanding of both the design process and artifact inorder to address the following research questions: 1) At the end of a design project, to what extent and in what ways do individual elementary students of the same design team have shared understandings of their design solution? 2) To what extent are the similarities and differences in their individual understandings influenced by their interactions and the characteristics of the design challenge and learning environment?ContextData for this study come from a large, university-district partnership project to create andimplement curriculum units that integrate science and engineering through design challenges setin the students’ local communities. In this study, we

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Data-informed Approaches to Understanding Student Experiences and Outcomes

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Brittany C. Bradford, Rice University; Margaret E. Beier, Rice University; Megan McSpedon, Rice University; Michael Wolf, Rice University

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Educational Research and Methods

among Rice University STEMstudents’ high school preparation, psychological characteristics, and career aspirations. Althoughgreater high school preparation in STEM coursework predicts higher STEM retention andperformance in college [1], objective academic preparation and college performance do not fullyexplain STEM retention decisions, and the students who leave STEM are often not the lowest-performing students [2]. Certain psychosocial experiences may also influence students’ STEMdecisions. We explored the predictive validity of 1) a STEM diagnostic exam as an objectivemeasure of high school science and math preparation and 2) self-efficacy as a psychologicalmeasure on long-term (three years later) STEM career aspirations and STEM identity

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Innovative Approaches to Improving Student Learning

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Alison Cupples, Michigan State University

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Environmental Engineering

Tutorials in a Large Undergraduate Class Alison M. Cupples, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State UniversityThe undergraduate learning experience typically includes traditional pedagogical approachessuch as lectures, readings and homework assignments. To expand beyond these conventionalapproaches, this study examined the impact of short, voluntary on-line tutorials on 1) studentperformance in exams and 2) student opinions. The study was conducted in a large (>150)undergraduate class, “Principles of Environmental Engineering and Science”, containingstudents (48 seniors, 65 juniors, 61 sophomores and 3 freshmen) primarily from four

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Mental Health of Graduate Students

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Amanda C. Arnold, Arizona State University; Kerrie G. Wilkins-Yel, University of Massachusetts Boston; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University; Madison Natarajan, University of Massachusetts Boston; Ashley K. Randall, Arizona State University ; Roxanna Francies, Arizona State University; Chinwendu Elyse Okwu, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

programs as well as programs in the Engineering Education Systems and Design PhD program. Her research interests include topics related to student persistence, STEM doctoral student experiences, faculty mentorship and development, modeling and analysis of complex manufacturing systems, and the development of new discrete event simulation methodologies. Bekki is the co-director of the interdisciplinary, National Science Foundation supported CareerWISE research program, which strives to: 1) understand the experiences of diverse women who are pursuing and leaving doctoral programs in science and engineering and 2) increase women’s persistence in science and engineering doctoral programs through the development and

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NSF Grantees: Student Development

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Lily Krest, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Justin Charles Major, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Matthew Scheidt, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Julianna Ge, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; John Chen P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Edward J. Berger, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

defined based on a students’ cognitivemeasures, including GPA and standardized test scores. Such metrics are used as predictors ofstudents’ future success, and student outcomes, in engineering. However, these metrics fall shortin explaining why admitted students, with high GPA and standardized test scores, can still fail tostay in an engineering program or struggle to graduate on time [1]. Literature suggests that non-cognitive and affective (NCA) factors can play an important role in a students’ success andencompasses measures such as stress, social support, engineering identity, meaning and purpose,mindfulness, belonging, and many others [2]–[11]. Incorporating NCA factors into how studentsuccess is defined and measured can lead to the